The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1190-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Navilyst Medical Recalls NAMIC Convenience Kits Due to Sterility Concerns

Navilyst Medical is recalling 61 units of NAMIC Convenience Kits because expiration dating is not fully supported by testing, which may result in a sterility breach and increased risk of infection.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (sterility breach leading to infection) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Navilyst Medical, Inc. is recalling 61 units of NAMIC Convenience Kits, specifically the LEFT HEART KIT (UPN H749602322341, REF/Catalog No. 60232234). These sterile, single-use devices are intended for use in Fluid Management and/or Invasive Pressure Monitoring Systems. The recall involves specific lots distributed nationwide in the US, as well as in Canada and Guam.

The recall was initiated because the labeled expiration dating of the affected product is not fully supported by shelf life verification testing. This deficiency may result in a sterility breach. The source text notes that using a Fluid Management Convenience Kit where sterility has been breached may result in an increased risk of infection.

Healthcare providers and facilities that have received these products should stop using them and contact Navilyst Medical, Inc. for further instructions on return or disposal. The recall is classified as Class II by the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
NAMIC Convenience Kit, LEFT HEART KIT, UPN H749602322341, REF/Catalog No. 60232234, STERILE, Rx ONLY --- For single use only. --- Device Listing Number D136588. NAMIC Convenience Kits are intended to be used in Fluid Management and/or Invasive Pressure Monitoring Systems.
Affected units
61

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • Lots 4264873
  • 4286294
  • 4288370
  • 4306895
  • 4387109
  • 4416451
  • 4426311
  • 4451972
  • 4487486
  • 4499675
  • 4501024
  • 4525968
  • 4616390
  • 4619388
  • 4623073
  • 4655776
  • 4657836
  • 4659829
  • 4669429
  • 4675080

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 60 recalled by Navilyst Medical, Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 60 products in this recall →